CHCEDS037 - Support the development of numeracy skills

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Purpose of this Assessment

This assessment task is designed to assess your knowledge to support the development of numeracy skills. Specifically, you will be assessed on your knowledge of the following:

The role of the education support worker in providing mathematics support to students

Organisational policies and procedures for:

Maintaining confidentiality of student records

Recording student progress

Aspects of numeracy:

Skills and knowledge required by students to make meaning of numbers and basic computations

Links between mathematical and numeracy processes and maths support strategies

Basic mathematical concepts and operations relevant to the year levels and the needs of students in primary and secondary school

Learning models and language used to support numeracy

Questions that encourage critical thinking about mathematics and its use as a learning tool

Language associated with numeracy and mathematical operations

Communication techniques for use with students and teachers

Active listening

Open questioning

Providing clear directions or instructions

Processes for monitoring and recording progress.

Student Instructions

This assessment task contains Short Answer Questions where you need to provide a response in your own words to demonstrate your knowledge and understanding of the unit. Carefully read through each question and reflect on your learning in this unit, including any additional research you have conducted.

Please note: Where your response does not sufficiently address all the question components, your submission will be returned to you for resubmission.

Assessment Conditions

This assessment is untimed

You may refer to your learning materials during this assessment

You must read and respond to all questions

Answers must be typed and submitted through My eCampus for assessing

You must complete the task independently

No marks or grades are allocated for this assessment task. The outcome of the task will be Satisfactory or Not Satisfactory

As you complete this assessment task, you are predominately demonstrating your written skills and knowledge to your trainer/assessor

Question 1

Outline what the role of an education support worker is when supporting students with their mathematics learning.

Question 2

Explain your understanding of the Acorn College’s confidentiality policy and procedures and outline why it is important to ensure student records are stored and handled confidentially.

You are required to access the Acorn College website and locate the Acorn College’s Confidentiality Policy and Procedures.

Question 3

Why is it essential for students to have the following skills and knowledge (as specified in the table below) to assist them with mathematics? Research and explain your response.

Understanding

Fluency

Problem-solving

Reasoning

Question 4

Answer the following questions.

a. List the ten (10) High Impact Teaching Strategies (HITS).

b. List two (2) additional mathematics support strategies education support workers and teachers can use with students.

c. Summarise how the processes of developing mathematical and numeracy skills are enhanced by the above support strategies.

Question 5

Access the Australian Curriculum for Mathematics and answer the following questions.

a. List the mathematical content strands.

b. Read the scenario provided below and answer the question.

Scenario

You work in the Learning Support team at Acorn College in the lower year levels. The principal has asked you to ensure you are up to date with the basic mathematical concepts and operations that the students in this school will need to be taught or understand.

Occasionally, you work with the higher year levels (Years 7-12) in collaboration with the mathematics teacher. Your role is to work individually with struggling students and support their learning appropriate to the Australian Curriculum.

Explain how you would ensure you understand what the students you are working with need to know in relation to Mathematics.

c. Access the Australian Curriculum and for each Year level in the table below, summarise the mathematical concepts and operations relevant to students in the corresponding year level.

Foundation year

Year 2

Year 4

Year 6

Year 8

Year 10

Question 6

Answer the following questions.

a. Access the Glossary of the Australian Curriculum and explain why it is essential to use correct and consistent language associated with mathematical concepts when supporting student learning.

b. Access the Glossary of the Australian Curriculum for Mathematics. Explain the meaning of the following terms in your own words. (Explanation for each word must not exceed 10-15 words)

Term

Explanation

Gradient

Parallel

Irrational number

Whole number

Capacity

Question 7

a. Why is it important for students to think critically about how mathematics works?

b. Provide three (3) examples of questions you can use to prompt students to think critically about mathematics.

Question 8

List seven (7) typical steps that must be followed for active listening.

Question 9

List four (4) common ways of recording students' progress.

Question 10

Explain what happens at each of the below stages of the learning and assessment process.

Stage

Description

Assessment for learning

Assessment as learning

Assessment of learning

Question 11

Provide four examples of open-ended questions you could ask a student who is struggling to solve a mathematics problem.

Question 12

List six (6) instruction styles for providing clear instructions to students.

Submission Instructions

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CHCEDS037 - Knowledge Questions – Your Name

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